Vimeo
-
Portrait of MATTHIEU ROMANCANT
—
par
Matthieu Romancant is a French architect and urban planner who lives in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) since 2007. He acquired an old stone house surrounded by nature and with an exceptional view, in which he wanted to rediscover certain ties thanks to objects found at flea markets. He tells us about a hotel he has…
-
Portrait of DORTE MANDRUP
—
par
Dorte Mandrup is a Danish architect who founded her studio Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter in 1999. She imagines architecture in the context of its environment. Out of conviction and ethics, Dorte Mandrup refuses to work in autocratic countries. She has gained worldwide renown for the projects she builds on particularly fragile sites. In 2022, her studio…
-
HEKLA, Paris – France
—
par
The land where the HEKLA tower is located is triangular in shape and surrounded by numerous road connections. AG Real Estate proposed Jean Nouvel to the Paris La Défense developers as the architect for this flagship project, which aims to rebalance the skyline of La Défense, reconnect the various roads and activate this district of…
-
ODYSSÉE, Guyancourt – France
—
par
In the suburbs of Paris, ArtBuild proposed to its client Nexity, on behalf of Renault, an alternative to a traditional office building: it was the first time that the Belgian-French architectural firm had a client who asked them to make a building in timber construction. The agency has been convinced for many years that timber…
-
GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT: Le Logis and Floréal, Brussels – Belgium
—
par
The concept of the garden city was imagined in 1898 by Ebenezer Howard, a British urban planner. His goal was to remedy the uncontrolled growth of cities, to fight against the disintegration of the social link and to improve the comfort of life and the health of workers. In Belgium, this idea will percolate from…
-
Suzan Daniel Bridge, Brussels – Belgium
—
par
Quick and easy access from Brussels North Station and Tour & Taxis site is now a reality thanks to the Suzan Daniel bridge.It links the Avenue du Port and the Willebroek quay and is reserved for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.The bridge will be of the BOW STRING type and will have two separate traffic…
-
FROM THE FOREST TO THE CATHEDRAL
—
par
For more than 100 years, the chairs of the Cathedral of Lausanne have welcomed many faithful for masses and for other activities. it was time to change them to meet current needs. At the same time, it was decided to change the liturgical furnishings.The principle for assembling the benches comes from a technological transfer from…
-
SUSTAINABLE CITY, Dubai – UAE
—
par
When we think of Dubai, we don’t really think of sustainability. And yet, that’s the challenge Diamond Developers has set itself by searching around the world for solutions to make real estate more sustainable and applying those solutions in Dubai. They have created a community in which every aspect has been thought out from a…
-
THE GREEN ARCH, Dubai – United Arab Emirates
—
par
At the request of the builder Besix, the architectural firms Vincent Callebaut Architectures and Assar Architects have combined their know-how to offer a sustainable and innovative Belgian pavilion at the Expo 2020 of Dubai. It combines intensive greenery and futuristic design in solid wood. The pavilion aims to be exemplary in terms of sustainable development.…
-
1996, Pierre Hebbelinck (La Biennale di Venezia)
—
par
The cellule.architecture of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Wallonia-Brussels International and the Cultural Institute of Architecture Wallonia-Brussels (ICA), in collaboration with CAVIAR.ARCHI, present a series of 6 videos on the curatorship of the Belgian Pavilion at the Venice International Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) from 1996 to 2018. In this video, Chantal Dassonville (Architect, Manager of…